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While it might not seem like spring is nearing with this weather we're receiving, it is right around the corner! As the ground warms up,...
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- Jan 31
What's shaking at Sandown?
What's new at Sandown? Check out what we've been up to since our last update! Check out the podcast Voices of Nature, episode 23 to hear...
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- Dec 6, 2022
Fall/Winter Newsletter 2022
Happy holidays and seasons greeting to the Sandown community! Thank you for continuing to follow along and join us in our journey towards...
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- Nov 4, 2022
Reducing tillage
Check out this article in FarmFolk CityFolk on reducing tillage featuring Matthew, our manager of land resources!
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- Nov 1, 2022
2022 Good Food Champion
Greater Victoria's Annual Good Food Gathering is an opportunity to celebrate member-nominated organizations and programs that have...
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- Aug 12, 2022
Sandown Centre in the Globe & Mail!
Pretty exciting to make the national paper!
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- Jul 11, 2022
Sandown Summer Newsletter 2022
This was the spring where the words most commonly heard over morning coffee were cold, damp and pests. It's been a challenging start to...
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- Jun 13, 2022
'elightened agri-tourism': Sandown & the IMPACT conference in Canadian Geographic magazine
https://cangeotravel.ca/article/is-canada-on-a-cusp-of-a-tourism-enlightenment/ Excerpt from the article: Sustainable, renewal, socially...
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- Apr 25, 2022
"Operator of North Saanich's Sandown lands praised so far" in Peninsula New Review
It's been a herculean community effort getting the Sandown Centre up and running in our first year, and we are delighted that the North...
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- Apr 25, 2022
Our new field-processing and cold storage cubes featured in Country Life in BC
The Sandown Centre partnered with local grower Ty James to prototype and feature a game-changing piece of infrastructure for growers:...
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- Nov 19, 2021
Sandown Centre featured in Edible Magazine
https://ediblevancouverisland.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/edible-notables-sandown-centre
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- Aug 4, 2021
It's our Summer 2021 newsletter!
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- Mar 31, 2021
It's our Spring 2021 newsletter!
click on the icon to download all the latest news in our exciting start up spring....
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- Jan 29, 2021
Sesame Street farm...
So, we've taken to calling the Sandown Centre "Sesame Street Farm". Just like the show, various people reach out, come visit, and get...
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- Jan 29, 2021
our magic winter forest elves...
Slowly but surely, patches of forest ground and tree trunks are emerging from under a thick coat of ivy. This is the work of our trusty...
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- Oct 15, 2020
Site Advisor Team Walkabout today!
A great day today: Our wonderful circle of site advisors walked the land and offered their advice & perspectives on our site plan:...
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